Month: November 2018

Members of VanEck, SolidX and the Cboe BZX Exchange met with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff earlier this week to present a new argument on why the bitcoin market is ready for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). In the latest…

Researchers at Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies say that a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed KingMiner, is “evolving.” In a research note on Thursday, the firm’s Ido Solomon and Adi Ikan said that KingMiner, a monero…

The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Basel. Now Dr. Buterin, Vitalik received the recognition from the institution’s Faculty of Business and Economics for his work on blockchain development at…

Finney, the blockchain phone announced at the apex of the 2018 token craze, is expected to start shipping in late December. Unveiling its final design for the first time at an event today in Barcelona, Sirin Labs, the phone’s maker,…

Crypto exchange Coinbase Pro is adding privacy coin zcash to its listings. The platform announced Thursday that customers can transfer zcash into its professional trading platform, though as with previous additions, users can not yet purchase the token until the…

On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that two bitcoin addresses tied to Iran residents Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan were being added to its Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list, a first for the office. Hours…

Blockchain startup Steemit has laid off close to 70 percent of its staff, citing the prolonged bear market for cryptocurrency. In a video address posted to YouTube Thursday, Steemit CEO and founder Ned Scott said: “While we were building out our team…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is officially adding crypto addresses to its individual sanctions list. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Wednesday that it was adding two Iran residents – Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan…

South Korea is set to test a blockchain system next month in an effort to improve the reliability and security of online voting. The National Election Commission (NEC) announced the news Wednesday, saying it will begin the pilot in December with development…

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase opened its over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk earlier this month. In an interview with news source Cheddar on Tuesday, Coinbase head of sales Christine Sandler said that the firm launched the OTC desk as a complement…